LightThis picture was taken in the historical Botanical Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, just before sunset. The scene shows a thick patch of trees overlooking a pond with giant Amazonian lilypads. The light was exquisite around this time

Sunset at Jonas RidgeColorful sunset over Jonas Ridge and Linville Gorge Wilderness Area in western North Carolina. Still weeks away from the beginning of spring, the trees are bare except for the colorful buds forming on their tips. The predominate peaks are from left to right; Table Rock, Hawksbill, Sitting Bear and Ginger Cake Mountains.